Poetry Essays

“Nearing Forty”, by Derek Walcott, is in my opinion, a poem inspired by a sleepless night of worrying and fear. A fear facilitated by a mid-life crisis that causes the narrator to start thinking about how much time he has left and how mediocre life has been. Wolcott uses a …

First sight is an intense yet fulfilling interpretation of a newly born lambs first glimpses of the world. The poem also explores the difficulties the young lamb faces through its first experiences of the harsh environment and how they have to deal with it as they find their feet in …

For my IOC commentary I have been given the extract from Act 1 scene 5 from the play Romeo and Juliet. This is one of the most famous and important scenes in this play as this is the first time Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters meet. Prior to …

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning is based upon Duke Alfonso II of Ferrara’s marriage to Lucrezia de’ Medici and her death at his hands. Although it has never been proven that the Duke orchestrated her death, she did die suspiciously at the young age of seventeen after only a …

“War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem that uses features such as word choice, imagery and tone to make us feel pity for the main character. The poem is about the emotional struggles that the war photographer faces daily in his job. The author has written the poem …

After reading the critical anthology, explore and analyse the use of feminism in Woman Work by Maya Angelou In this essay I am going to explore and analyse how Maya Angelou uses feminism in Woman Work to represent the typical day of a housewife and their thoughts on their domestic …

The “Thatcher” – Heaney and “Old Workman” – Hardy essay sample is devoted to a comparative analysis of two outstanding litterateurs through their works. Heaney’s hero is distinguished by his vital endurance and vast experience as a good laborer. Hardy’s personage, despite a touch of reality, still retains a certain …

Hi everyone, my name is Lachie Gingell and I’ll be your tour guide for today, I’ll be showing you two of Kenneth Slessor’s very interesting poems in the exhibition and we will go into detail about some of the features of these poems, so lets get started. Firstly, as you …

In the poem “Rites to Allay the Dead,” by Amit Majmudar, it shows us conventional and unconventional images that are combined together providing examples to explain how this poem is for the living rather than the dead. The dominant images throughout the poem create an intense awareness with a key …

William Shakespeare is known for his ability to use literature, and to use his words in a way many meanings can be drawn. Because of the beauty of his work and many interpretations of his literature, he has stood the test of time. William Shakespeare simultaneously used tone, word choice, …